2023 Wrapped: a Year in Gaming Innovation and a Peek into the Future
As we close out the calendar year of 2023, the accomplishments of the READYgg team and community shine forward, lighting the way toward a new era of community-driven gaming and mainstream web3 game features. The following article covers the major highlights and events that have shaped the READYgg landscape this year and a peek into what to anticipate for 2024.
2023 Highlights
This year, READYgg became fully chain agnostic, moving operations to layer-zero while providing layer-three player and developer experiences. Unchaining the platform led the way for cross-chain player profiles, allowing a single player profile to connect across multiple blockchain networks.
Player acquisition took a level-up this year, as READYgg released the first-ever on-chain cross-game marketing tool, opening up a new avenue for game studios to acquire new players.
READYgg opened its doors to Indie developers in 2023 to democratize game development in web3 and make its SDK readily available. In this spirit, READYgg launched a plugin on Godot Engine and opened turnkey solutions to Indies.
Development Highlights
READYgg spent 2023 building new tools and integrations for developers, improving existing ones, and making them publicly available and free to use. Innovative features like real-time in-game NFT crafting made their debut, allowing players to craft valuable NFTs using other NFTs as resources, as part of dynamic gameplay, while transactions occur concurrently on-chain, in real-time.
READYgg introduced in-game questing features to unlock customizable achievements through an on-chain loyalty system, while on-chain player XP and reputation data let developers glean reputable insights into their playerbase. Through transaction batching, READYgg devs were able to reduce latency and improve on-chain game flows.
Ecosystem Highlights
30+ new studios joined the READYgg ecosystem this year, including Cimu Games, Hermit Crab, Evil Zeppelin, IDC Games, Minijuegos, Drawshop Kingdom Reverse, Torofun, and Triumph Games. Anticipate a flood of game releases in 2024 as a result of these partnerships!
READYgg’s web3 network expanded and developed in 2023, including its newest partnership with the Aptos Foundation. Aptos and READYgg look forward to joining efforts in 2024 to bring web3 gaming into the mainstream.
READYgg cofounder and COO Christina Macedo was elected to the Blockchain Game Alliance (BGA) board this year, further cementing the brand at the interface of gaming innovation and blockchain infrastructures.
2023 World Tour
READYgg traveled to all four corners of the globe in 2023 to attend 28+ conferences. READYgg’s world tour not only allowed the company to spread its reputation across international gaming communities but also allowed the team to get a sense of current sentiments regarding gaming and blockchain in communities all over the world. The results are in: the gaming industry is in a ripe place for the innovation and the improvements that READYgg developer and player solutions offer.
Events READYgg attended in 2023
Gamescom Cologne; Game Developers Conference San Francisco; Gamescom Asia Singapore; ChinaJoy Shanghai; Tokyo Game Show, Dcentral Tokyo, Token2049 Tokyo; Korea Blockchain Week Seoul; Gstar Busan; Thailand Game Show Bangkok; India Blockchain Week, Hashed Emergent Bangalore; PGC London; NordicGame23 Malmo; Slush Helsinki; Dubai GameExpo Summit, GITEX Dubai; IGDX Bali; Game Connection Paris; HIT Games Berlin; DICE Las Vegas; 3XP Los Angeles; Web Summit Lisbon; MIGS Montreal; Digital Dragons Krakov; Dreamhack Valencia; Madrid Games Week Madrid; Gamelab Barcelona
What To Expect in 2024
READYgg is accelerating into the new year with big plans for the ecosystem and its feature sets. It’s safe to say that 2024 is going to be a big year for gaming, blockchain, and everything in between. READYgg plans to launch the much anticipated $RDYX “Gamer’s Token” to the public and distribute $RDYX rewards from 2023 community airdrops. Alongside the public token launch and listing, READYgg intends to introduce $RDYX staking and governance programs to bring the token to life within the ecosystem.
READYgg’s Game Store is set to release in 2024, giving developers a place to list and promote games, and players an address for game discovery. In addition, developers can anticipate a full-suite advertising and user-acquisition tool set to be released in the coming year.
Content creators can look forward to the READYgg Creator Dashboard in 2024 with state-of-the-art UGC creation tools, and earning mechanisms via the much anticipated create-to-earn program. READYgg’s NFT and UGC Marketplace, also set to launch in 2024, will be the perfect place for creators to set up shop, and for players to trade new virtual items, skins, NFTs, and accessories.
Both the players and developers can expect to level up their experiences in 2024 with exciting dashboard upgrades, new features, and platform utilities in the pipeline. Stay tuned as the new year rolls in for official launch announcements via READYgg’s community and social channels.
Cheers to a successful year in gaming innovation🥂
The READYgg Team
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